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Midsummer Morning Ride to Avebury |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:4:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:The return of an old favourite...Start in the dark at 4am to see the dawn from the top of Hackpen Hill - lights required. We will follow the 'traditional' route via Lambourn and Baydon to Aldbourne (for a pre-breakfast stop), then over Snap to the Ogbournes and up onto the Downs above Manton. Breakfast in the Red Lion at 8:30. Back via the Marlborough-Swindon railway path with coffee stop at the Baker's Arms Badbury. Returning to Wantage at about 1:30-2pm for a pint at the Bear. ~70 miles. Please be prepared for about 10 miles of off-road riding on (mostly)good quality tracks (suitable for 25mm tyres). Bring enough food to keep you going in the early hours. Numbers limited to 20 for breakfast on first-come first-served basis, so please book with Steve by Sun 10 Jun. If you'd like to know what's happened in previous years, please click here. Bike Week Event |
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Riders:Angela SandersBelinda Gordon Brian Hipwell Des Higgs Edith Hipwell Geoff Neill Henk Altmann (deceased) Ian Murray Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Riders = 10 Report:A great day out. We saw the sunrise through a slither of clear sky on the horizon at 4:50 then enjoyed the traffic-free roads to Aldbourne and on... It stayed dry throughout and the sun came out for periods (rats, I really shouldn't have put that suncream on...)Full report to come when I'm more awake. Steve | ||
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